Bodies, Rest & Motion is a 1993 American drama film written by Roger Hedden based on his play, and directed by Michael Steinberg. The film stars Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, and Eric Stoltz. Bodies, Rest & Motion screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Janet Maslin called the characters played by the four central actors "quirky, magnetic", saying they are set against the backdrop of a "bland, artificial culture winning its war with nature"; the film is "much too studiedly hip to indulge in a happy ending, but in its wry, offbeat way it... does inch forward. In this jaded context, a small step in the right direction is indeed a large step for mankind." According to People, the film "wants desperately to say something profound about the condition of twentysomethings. But it succeeds only in sounding like outtakes from an undergrad bull session. While Fonda and Cates manage to keep their footing, Roth elicits no emotion beyond irritation, and Stoltz acts as if he's had his nose in the latex too long.
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| Release date: | April 9, 1993 |
| Directed by: | Michael Steinberg |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Editor: | Jay Cassidy |